National Front for Justice

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The National Front for Justice (French: Front National pour la Justice, FNJ) is an Islamic political party in the Comoros.^[1]

History

The FNJ was established by Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi,^[2] after he returned home from studying abroad.^[3] It was one of the few opposition parties to run in the 1996 parliamentary elections, winning three of the 43 seats in the Assembly of the Union, with Sambi included amongst its MPs.

The party joined the government following the 1999 coup, but left in October 2001 after the government approved the removal of the word "Islamic" from the country's official name in the new constitution being drawn up.

In 2006 Sambi contested the presidential elections as an independent, winning with 58% of the vote.

References

↑ Q&A: Comoros elections BBC News, 12 May 2006
↑ Tom Lansford (2015) Political Handbook of the World 2015, CQ Press
↑ Profile: The 'Ayatollah' of Comoros BBC News, 16 May 2006

Political parties in the Comoros

Parliamentary	Union for the Development of the Comoros (8) Juwa Party (7) Democratic Rally of the Comoros (2) Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (2) Rally for an Alternative of Harmonious and Integrated Development (1) Party for the Comorian Agreement (1) Independents (3)

Extra-parliamentary	Comorian Union for Progress Islands' Fraternity and Unity Party Movement for the Comoros National Front for Justice Rally for Democracy and Renewal

Defunct	Camp of the Autonomous Islands Comorian Democratic Union Comorian Party for Democracy and Progress Comorian Popular Front Democratic Front of the Comoros Democratic Rally of the Comorian People Dialogue Proposition Action Maecha Bora Movement for Democracy and Progress Movement for Renewal and Democratic Action Movement for the Comoros National Rally for Development National Union for Democracy in the Comoros Nguzo Party for National Salvation Rally for Change and Democracy Realising Freedom's Capability Twamaya Union of Democrats for Development

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